Inside pad for trunks.



G. H. WHEARY. INSIDE PAD FOB TRUNKS. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30, 1914.

1,093,226. 7 Patented-Apr: 14, 191

w/ TNEF" 5 1 v v. 0 m 6 K M j/ a /7/- v 'ATT- RNQS and other comp UNITED STATES/IPA GEORGE HENRY WHEARY, 01F RACINE, WISCONSIN.

INSIDE FOR TR'UNKS.

To ((11 w am it may concern Be it known that I, GEonoE H. /Wmaanr, a citizen of the United' States and resident of Racine, in the county of Racine and State of isconsin, have in ented new and useful Improvements in Inside Pads for Trunks. of which the following is a description, rat'- erence being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in inside pads for trunks and more particularly to pads for retainin garments in suspended position in the wardrobe section of a wardrobe trunk. 1/

In wardrobe-trunks ofthe better type as now constructed the 'triink body is divided vertically medially-into two sections which -arrrhinged together and are adapted to swing Specification of Letters Patent.

horizontally to open position. One of these- 1 provided with draws rit's and the other section, calledfthewar be sec 'ion, is usually provided with" ifmi t hanger tracks upon which garment" angers-are slidablv mounted. The tracks are 'usuallyof th extensible type to permit the hangers to e slid outwardly on the tracks while in suspended ositions. Garments are suspended by and olded over the hangers and; in order to permil; them to be freely removed from the trunk section the upper end of the section is open and is provided with a cover which may. be swun In trunks-of t is type it is necessary to provide means for engaging the hangers and garments to securely hold them in place and revent'their accidental disarrangement durmg transportation and without injury to the garments.- a

'It is one of the objects of this invention to cpro vi'de'the wardrobe section of a wardigibe' desk with means for firmly and yieldingly.

hdlding the hangers and garments carried thereby in position with the said section. 15-

A, iurther object of the invention is to pro- [vide an inside pad for trunks which is of siniplmoonstruction and is well adapted for the 'urpose desired.

- 1th the above and other objects in view,

upwardly to open position.

the invention consists of the improved in side'pad for trunks and its parts and coInbina'tio'ns as set forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

" Inathe accompanying drawing in which tho-same refere'nce characters indicate the some parts in all of the views: Figure 1 1s a lines: Fig. 2

tin-root taken Oll llllt 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3

OFFICE.

Patented Apr. 14, 1914:.

Application filed January 30. 1914. Serial No. 815.333.

front view of the wardrobe section of the trunk provided with the improved inside pail, a portion oi the wardrobe section frontdoor being broken away and a part of the drawer section being indicated by dotted is a vertical sectional view is a similar view of the upper I portion of the section \vlth the cover shoivn in open position and one of the extensible rails swung I outwardly; and Fig. 4; is a similar view thefeof-provided with a modified form of e I Referring to the drawing the numeral 8 ind cates the trunk body generally, which is divided vertically to form a body section 9 and a wardrobe section 10 hinged thereto and arranged to be swung horizontally to open position. The upper end of the wardrobe section is open and is provided with a,

cover 11 hinged to the rear wall thereof which is adapted to close the end ofisa id section. This cover i provided with side and rear depending flanges 12 which overlap the upper end portions of the wardrobe section and enter'the recessed portions 13 thereof. The front open side of the wardrobe section is closed by a door 14 which carries a shoe box 15 and another container 16, both of which form aart of the door and are positioned within the wardrobwsection and near the bottom portion thereof.

Garment hanger tracks 17 mounted in the upper port-ion of the wardrobe section are provided with extensions 18 hinged to their outer ends whichare adapted to' be swung horizontally outwardly to extended positions. Garment hangers l9 slidably and remorably mounted on the tracks are adapt ed to support. and have garments folded thereover.

A yielding pad 20 interposed between the cover aud the garment hangers'is of greater thickness the the space between the cover and the .upper portions of the U hangers so that said portions 1 .11; is garments folded thereon will embed into the pad when the trunk cover is in closed posi? *tion.

. In the modified form shown in Fi ifthe pad 20 is not attached to the trun cover but in other respects is similar to the first mentioned pad.

' .By means of the pad the garment are arment andthe garments 'folded thereon are: eld

firmly in position-without the liability- 0f;

tmnsiarm:Lion and. Well mlapted for the.

10 which are hinged together, one of said 15 tion, garment hangers slidably mounted on 3 013611 end, garmentxhanger tracks mo untedbody the gnJ'njlents huing injured by rlfl'fiviwg I against; the hg'gldl-ng nmn'ns. From. the foregoing descerqpiion 1!; will hv seen that the inside pad is 01' very simple yam-pose described.

What I claim as my invention i9: l. A. wardrobe trunk, comprisiz'lg 21 trunk body 'di'videdj vertically into two sections tions having an upper open our], :1. cover hinged to. the trunk body for closing said. ,open end, garment l'uulger tracks mounted in the'upper portion of the open ended sec:-'

said tracks. and a pad interposed bet-Wee); the coverzmd the garment hangers and. into which the'-ga'r.'lneni'. hangers are adapted-t0 e'lr lbed'when fihe (:over is in closed position,

A ardrobe trunk, colmnising a. trunk 'b.ody, divided vertieally :intu twd sections Whichaitehinged together,- one of mid se *tions having an: upper open end, a cover hinged t-othe, Trunk body for closing, said within. the. 11p er" orti0n of the npen ended sacttion on thenpposite side walls of said section, garment? hzmgevrs exi'r nd-ing t 1m1s -.verse1y acrgss the opun, e115 section and hinged m 1th; trunk body open and, gmv'rmm; hang-er track.

Ante-11:16am] between the cm el hnd'th e fY-EWT-r; ngkmwguging iho, portimig' i Lhe. 'hangx's 3 ibetwen'flm Masks,- the said pad being of "Cited;- thickness than t1 2 d Cantehutwean he cm er and thc 1.1 ppm: edge ym-fions of he rmant hangers To cause, izlw sald hangers 11o embed mm the pad wile-1'1- the cover is closed. v

-- 3 A wardr vho trunk comp ishw a trunk Whiah ILI'G- hinged togetrwz', mle of said sec- 4s A wnr'rlv-ah'u t M; (:orl'lprlsing :1 trunk b f)(1}' d'iw'hlvd \"uri'.iua.11; hm; hm swxihms which aura hinged mgeti'mr, mm: of said su t-ions having an upper open end, a i'uvm' frv'i' closing said mm: niefl within't-he upperportion ofthenp n Lmdmfl. section on the apposite side Walls of said section, garment;- hang: 8 extending transversely t-herupenum'lecl suction and slic'labl nm uni ed. nnsaid t1: s and. a pad remo'vablfe' p Mined bvtween-Li-ze cover and the garnwn t, ngmssthe said pad being 01' greater thickn than thespaue .hc-txve the c'mzcz- RUNFTTUQHHPPQI] dge' portions-0f thQ garm 1rt hzingers m cause the hangers or clothes draped tl'reieozvt'o en'i'bmil' into the pad.

In testi'zno'ny whereizf, =I aflix my tun; in presence of two Wi'i'nsses.

GEORGE H E; RY V 1} E A R Y VVitness'ek,

GEGRGE -B-E'MIS H,' .A.NNA :M. NELSON. 

